Yayati and his ancestors ruled from Hastinapur while his descendants from Khandavaprastha, which lay of the banks of Yamuna. The city fell into ruin and was over grown by a forest, known as Khandava Vana. Later the Pandavas received it as Dhritarashtra divided the kingdom between them and his sons, the Kauravas. Pandavas rebuilt the ruined city and erected palaces and forts and renamed it Indraprastha.

Ancestry

Yayati was the second son King Nahusha, of the Aila dynasty, son of Ayu, the eldest son of Pururavas and Prabha, the daughter of Svarbhanu. Yayati suceeded his father as his eldest brother Yati became a muni (ascetic).Pargiter, F.E. (1972). Ancient Indian Historical Tradition, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass,...Read More